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venus's-girdle

Venus's girdle
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Definitions of venus's-girdle word

  • noun venus's-girdle an iridescent blue-and-green comb jelly, Cestum veneris, having a ribbon-shaped, gelatinous body. 1
  • noun venus's-girdle a ctenophore, Cestum veneris, of warm seas, having an elongated ribbon-like body 0
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Origin of venus's-girdle

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70

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Parts of speech for Venus's-girdle

noun
adjective
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venus's-girdle popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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